The Staffordshire Training Hub is pleased to announce that one 12-month NHS England Primary Care Trailblazer Fellowship post has been secured to start 01 October 2026.
The unique scheme is open to salaried or partner GPs within the first 5 years of post-CCT or an AfC Band 6 or higher non-GP clinician with a suitable BSc in a clinical health profession.
It aims to give the fellow the knowledge, skills and confidence to work in challenging environments, and the opportunity to undertake local projects at a Practice or PCN level to reduce health inequalities, improving care for patients who live in poverty or belong to marginalised groups.
🌱 What are the benefits for a Fellow?
- Monthly programme of learning and education designed and delivered by Fairhealth e.g. substance misuse, social prescribing, chronic pain.
- Facilitated peer group sessions with other Trailblazer Fellows for discussion and reflection.
- One-to-one coaching and mentoring sessions via the Staffordshire Training Hub Scheme.
- Access to a NHSE Development Funding Bursary of £2,000.
- Opportunity to work alongside relevant health and third sector organisations.
- Undertake projects to improve the health of vulnerable and marginalised patients in your local community.
🩺 Examples of deprivation-focused work within Practices
- Chronic pain support and wellbeing interventions
- Learning disability reviews and patient support
- Vaccination confidence and immunisation support
- Sleep wellbeing and medication review projects
- Cervical screening outreach for non-attenders
- Holistic support for vulnerable patients
- Obesity and healthy lifestyle support programmes
- Smoking cessation and health improvement initiatives
🤝 What are the benefits to a Practice of employing a Fellow?
- One-day per week fixed salary funding contribution (including on-costs) of £20,102 for GPs, or 20% salary contribution (including on-costs) for non-GP Fellows to support the release from clinical activity.
- An innovative targeted offer to attract potential applicants to your Practice.
- Increased opportunity to fill a vacancy with an enhanced offer to undertake a national scheme of learning, networking and access a training bursary of £2,000.
- Support existing staff already to follow a specialist interest and lead local improvement projects that will make a difference locally to patients and in turn aid staff retention.
📋Host Practice Criteria
The Trailblazer Fellow must be hosted by a Practice with the most deprived 10% of practice populations nationally, according to Public Health England IMD 2019 score is equal to or above 30 or, where the fellowship supports vulnerable or marginalised groups and focuses on tackling health inequalities.
The Fingertips: Public Health Data platform is used to search and rank Practices within an ICB whose IMD 2019 score is ≥ 30. Please click here to check if your Practice is eligible.
ℹ️ Further Information:
Please refer to the Trailblazer Fellowship Guidance FAQs.
For an informal chat please e-mail the Staffordshire Training Hub Programme Lead, Dr Deepa Muthumanickam at deepa.muthumanickam@northstaffsccg.nhs.uk.
📝 Application Process:
Please complete the Application Form and e-mail it to the Staffordshire Training Hub team at traininghub@gpfirst.net by latest Monday, 17 June 2026.